Patients in the high LAR group had an older age (p < 0.01), a higher portion of females (p < 0.01), lower BMI (p < 0.01), smoking (p < 0.01), drinking (p < 0.01), hypertension (p = 0.018), higher levels of LDH (p < 0.01), lower levels of albumin (p < 0.01) and lower levels of hemoglobin (p < 0.01). The gene discussed is ALB; the disease is hypertensive disorder.